Business owners in Olive Inn are counting their losses after a fire broke out during the night.

The fire, which started at a furniture showroom around midnight on May 1, spread to the Graceland Business Complex and is believed to have destroyed goods worth Sh3 million.

According to Rongai sub-county police commander Cecilia Kemboi, the fire moved so fast that nothing could be salvaged.

A man picks up debris from a furniture showroom that burned down at midnight on April 1, 2025.

Photo credit: Leleti Jassor/Mtaa Wangu

"The fire started at a furniture showroom and spread to Graceland Business Complex and was first reported by a neighbour who saw the flames and alerted the owner," said Rongai Sub-County Police Commander Cecilia Kemboi.

Other businesses affected include a salon, a cyber cafe, a clothes shop, a nail spa and a barber shop.

Burned wood at the furniture showroom which was destroyed by fire at midnight on April 1, 2025.

Photo credit: Leleti Jassor/Mtaa Wangu

"We received a call from the owner of the furniture shop at about 12:30 am informing us of the incident. Despite the quick response of the fire brigade with the help of neighbours, they were unable to save anything," she said, adding that no one was injured and no lives were lost.

According to eyewitnesses, the fire brigade arrived in time to contain the fire.

Some of the iron sheets that remained after the fire on April 1, 2025.

Photo credit: Leleti Jassor/Mtaa Wangu

A shop owner says both the fire brigade and Kenya Power and Lighting teams were on the scene five minutes later to cut off electricity and contain the fire before it spread further.

The cause of the fire is still unknown, but investigations are underway to determine the cause of the fire.

The aftermath of the fire that started at midnight on April 1, 2025 at the Olive Inn in Kiamunyi.

Photo credit: Leleti Jassor/Mtaa Wangu

In the aftermath, some business owners were seen trying to salvage what little they could - pieces of roofing, scraps of equipment and stationery.

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